AddressNURSE UNIT MANAGER– Medical/Surgical Ward (Kodowlinun)
Permanent Full Time
Do you care about safe, quality, person centred care? Then come and join Bass Coast Health where ‘WE CARE’
We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and experienced Nurse Unit Manager to lead our multidisciplinary team on the medical/surgical ward at our Wonthaggi Campus.
The Kodowlinun Nurse Unit Manager is responsible for leading and managing the Medical/Surgical ward and will be a pivotal role in ensuring delivery of contemporary, safe and comprehensive patient care consistent with national standards.
If you have an ability to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team driven to provide best quality care to our patients, have excellent communication skills and experience in delivering organisational key performance indicators then we would love to hear from you.
About Bass Coast Health
Bass Coast Health (BCH) is the major public healthcare provider within the Bass Coast Shire in South Gippsland. It is an integrated health service providing a range of acute, sub-acute, ancillary, medical, aged and ambulatory care services.
BCH is committed to working in partnership with consumers and actively encourages involvement of patients, residents, clients and families in all aspects of their own care as well as in the planning, delivery and evaluation of health services.
Our Values ‘WE CARE’
- Wellbeing
- Equity
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
We strive to ensure that we deliver person centred care aimed at improving health, wellbeing and health outcomes for our patients and our community.
About the Role
The Nurse Unit Manager must demonstrate
- Proven nursing leadership experience
- Understanding and experience managing a busy medical/surgical ward
- Demonstrated commitment to excellent patient care
- Be autonomous and self-directed
- Ability to motivate a team and display the values of BCH
- Have well-developed and recent clinical skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated financial management of budgets
- Ensures the efficient and effective provision of client care, based on clinical standards and best practice principles within a collaborative multidisciplinary team
- Participates in the coordination of overall client care
- Supports excellence in clinical practice and promotes the development of nurses and the multidisciplinary team, within their scopes of practice
- Facillitate local quality activities of the ward
- Demonstrates competence in the provision of person-centred care as specified by the registering authority’s licence to practise, education preparation and context of care
- Demonstrate a sound level of skills in assessment, care planning, practice and evaluation in the provision of care to clients and their significant others.
About You
You must also meet the following requirements:
- Registration with Nursing Midwifery Board Australia (NMBA)
- Post-graduate qualifications well regarded but not essential
- A Valid Police check
- COVID-19 Vaccination in accordance with the Chief Health officer -COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Directions
- Flu Vaccination
- Current Working with Childrens Check
What’s in it for you?
BCH is in a significant growth phase, creating an exciting environment for staff to develop their careers while simultaneously having a direct impact on regional communities.
BCH staff also enjoy the following perks:
- A culture which supports your wellbeing and personal growth
- Salary packaging, including novated leasing
- Health and Wellbeing Program
- Flexible work options and work life balance
- Professional Development opportunities including HR/IR Masterclasses, new manager training, ongoing leadership education
- Organisational structure that supports mentorship of NUMs
- A coastal lifestyle in the beautiful Bass Coast region
Queries can be directed to Sky Martin - Acting Operations Director or contact our People & Culture Team via email **@basscoasthealth.org.au
As a Child Safe organisation, Bass Coast Health promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children, including those with disability
If you require any reasonable adjustment to the recruitment process, please reach out to our People & Culture Team.
Bass Coast Health celebrates and supports our employees and community and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. BCH welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people of any age or gender, people identifying as LGBTIQ+ and people with disability.
Bass Coast Health is a smoke free organisation
